Paving-machine.



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, PAVING MACHINE.

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PAVING MACHINE.

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PAVING MACHINE.

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PAVING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Amaze-1918,.

Application filed June5, 1916. Serial No 101,743

To all whom it may concern:

Becit known that 1, JOHN FREDERICK SEIBERLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county'of Summit and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in, Paving- Machines, of which the following is a speci ficati'on, reference beinghad therein to the accompanyingdrawing. v

This invention elates tov paving machines and t'o machines especially. adapted for laying brick. In highway construction enperience has demonstrated the merits and serviceability of, pavements constructed of brick laid upon an adequateconcretebase. Although these pavements areivery serviceable, yet the original cost thereof isvery high. The present cost of brick pavements is about, equally, divided between costs of material and labor. It is an object of this invention to reduce the first cost of paving due to labor to a great extent. My machine provides means whereby the time and labor necessary for handling the brick is reduced to, a minimum. It also provides means for alining the bicks in proper re lation to be laid,v and it finally. provides means for laying the bricks in position upon the road. The mechanism isso arranged that a minimum of attention required, several parts of the same'are automatic-and the remaining parts can be quickly and easily operated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine having a self-contained source of power, this sour ce of power operating independently: the tlEtYQl oi the 1nachine and the brick laying devices.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide mechanism for automatically deter,- mining the number of bricks in a row and also for breaking joints in order that the pavement may be as. good as pavements now made-by hand.

My inventlon contemplates a machine that will travel either directly upon the rs.

In the machine which is adapted to try upon a track I have provided an auto inatic track lifting device whereby as the machine travels along sections of track may be lifted and dropped to one side automatically. v

In one embodiment of my invention the machine is 'ad aptedyas was stated above,

to travel on specially constructed tracks.

The concrete base used in pavingconstruc tion s first modified for receiving thetracks upon WlllClT the machine runs in order that they may, be easily removed as desired. It h is. contemplated to ,connect these tracks transferred to the machine. The track is not laid directly in the center of the base but "near thecurb at one-side, and at such a distance therefrom that the flanged wheels at the rear Wlll rest squarely upon the curb rails. These curb rails are sectional so that they may be easily removed. and placed ahead of the machine, a part of the machine resting uponthese'rails.

In the operation of the machine the brick I car from the railroad line will be coupled to the machine and the bricks will be delivered from this car to my machine. Briefly described, my machine comprises the driving wheels on the track with means for' transmitting power thereto, a track lifting device, chutes adapted to be filled bylaborers stationed around; the end s thereot, a swing'chute with means for raising'and lowering "the same, an inclined table upon which the bricks are placed as they slide from the swing chute, means for placing the bricks in proper rows upon the subgrade, and. means for limiting the number of bricks to a row and for breaking oints.

It is also contemplated to providefa structure in a machine of this nature which can be easily transported from place to place when not performing its brickdayine opera:- tions.

My invention is also applicable to a nachin'e which'is adapted to run directly upon a concrete base or upon planks laid crosswise thereof. In this type of machine, of

course. there is no track-lifting device and the bricks are brought up to the machine by motor trucks and the like and dumped directly into a specially constructed "teed hopper which will be more fully described hereinafter. Inthe feed hopper thebricks are raised to a'position where they are trans ferred to the chutes. This 'machine can be transferred from place to place by taking down certain detachable parts and providing a suitable truck adjacent to the shuttle mechanism end. This type of' machine can be moved over the road and steered by its own power.

My invention comprehends also the combination of any or all of the features set forth above, as Will be more fully set forth hereinafter and in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1.

is a side elevation of one form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same machine ready for transportation, with partsremoved and with an additional truck attached thereto; Fig. 3 is an end ele ling devices and the mechanism of the swing chute; Fig. 6 is an enlarged end view showing the half brick mechanism, the brick controller and the detents for holdin the swlng chute in elevated position; Fig. is an elevation of thesame looking toward the left on Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an end elevation, partly in section, of the counter or brick controller; Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a perspective of a track section used in connection with the machine shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 11 is a transverse section through' the curb showing a curb rail attached thereto; Fig. 12 is a plan view with parts broken away, showing the half brick mechanism and the detents for controlling the half bricks; Fig. 13 is a detail view of the detent for controlling the admission of half bricks to the completed row; Fig. 14 is a detail view of the detent for controlling the admission of half bricks at the beginning of a row; Fig. 15 is an l enlarged detail plan of the mechanism for controlling the swingchute and part of the half brick detents; Fig. 16 is an enlarged detail side elevation of the shuttle or ram mechanism; Fig. 17 is a detail sectional view of the connecting rod for connecting the shuttle with the power; Fig. 18 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the shuttle stem and the guides therefor; Fig-19 is a plan with parts broken away of the shuttle mechanism; Fig. 20 is a transverse detached view of the track lifting device; Fig. 21 is an enlarged detail view of the same, as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 22 is a plan view of my track lifting device; Figs. 23 and 24 are detail views of my automatic clutch mechanism; Fig. 25 is a modified form of my machine which is adapted for use without a track other than the curb rails; Fig. 26 is an elevation of the mechanism for controlling my feed hopper; Fig. 27 is a plan view at the left of the machine shown in Figs. 20 and 21.

anism for the form of my machine shown in Fig. 25; and Fig. 30 is a side elevation of thesame.

In the use of my machine it is usual to have the highway in a certain stage of preparation. The concrete base should be laid and the curbs formed. In the use of my machine it is contemplated to provide these curbs with sectional rails upon which part of the machine rests and in some cases a special track will be lald upon the concrete base upon which my machine may operate and upon which the buck used may be brought up on freight cars. In Figs. 3, 11 and 20 is shown a section of road compris ing a concrete base 1, curbs 2 and a sand cushion 3. Upon each curb is placed a rail and for this purpose a stringer 4 extends longitudinally of the curb. A rail 5 is placed upon the curb and is secured to the stringer by means of a brace clamp 6 which, with the clamp 7 and through the instrumentality of bolts 8, secures the same to the curb. As shown in Fig. 1 the rails 5 are in section in order that the same may be removed as the machine passes and placed ahead by laborers. By this means the cost of equipment is materially reduced. Where it is intended to use the railroad track the concrete base when fresh is provided with tapered recesses or holes 8, as shown in The track 9 is provided in short sections, as shown in Fig. 10. The rails of each section are connected by suitable spacers or tie rods 10 and upon the bot tom of each rail are flanged lugs 11 extending transversely of the track and adapted to be inserted within the recesses 8 of the concrete base. These lugs are tapered. to correspond to the taper of the recesses and in order that they may be easily removed and fit snugly within the lug holes 50 that there is very little end or side play. The flanges are attached to the bottom of the rails and one on each rail projects beyond the end thereof. The tracks are assembled, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The sections when assembled form a track of standard gage which may be connected and joined with any railroad siding that lies adjacent to the road being paved. The brick laying machine can then be fed with bricks which have been hauled from the railroad in cars which run over this track and the machine itself can also be transported to the railroad over these tracks. It is contemplated, as will be more fully described hereinafter, to provide means for automatically lifting the sections theisa mew It willbenoticedthat the track is not laid directly in the center of the-base but near the curb onone side .sothatthe curb wheels will: rest squarely upon.- thecurb railsu I In FigL 1 I have illustrated one embodiment of my-invention. The machinetherein shown comprises a suitable main frame '12, the details of which may be va1'ied,usupported by a front truck 13, comprising flanged wheels adapted to run uponthe track 9 and power operated to move the machine and rear wheels'l l and 15 arranged to sup port the'rear ofthe' machine upon the curb rails The various mechanisms are controlled froma single engine,indicated-at 16, and the transmission mechanisms Will be more fully described hereinafter. At '17. I have shown a conventional railroad car for containing brick coupled to the machine and moving therewith. At the front'ofvthe machine at the upper-portion thereof is a s )rocket 18- rotatably mounted and operated frmn'the engine 16 andupon which is mounted the Weller chain 19.. Upon this chain is located a plurality of angle-irons QO'adaptcd to receive the brick.- ,Mounted upon a suitableframe 21'r'emovably; mounted within the car :17: is a second spr0cket=22 around which theaopposite portion of, the chain-19 oper-ates.- The frame 21iis connected to 'themain frame 12 adjacent: the

sprocket 18 by a connecting frame member 23. In the operation .of the' device \ZLSL the chain travels, being driven from thesource of-powen laborers within the car-.17* will place the bricks upon the angle irons, and the same :WiIlberaised to the-l10pper 24.

WVhen one car is empty =tl1QaSl1PPO1t' 21- can which cause the brickto slide'easilyi into position to be fed to the chuteQG; LThischute is -clearly F3l'lOWn 111 Figs. 1,' 3 and 1. a It curves outwardly from-the hopper-24 and then inwardly=1spirally: substantially as shownin these; figures.- The chute 26 1s d1- vided into ea plurality of passages 27 -and,

in theipresent instance,- there are six OfjtllGSG passages whereby six' rows of bricks may be-iormed at a time. a Each passage isprorided.withf-rollcrs 28,to reduce'frict-ion and enable the bricksto slide down theisame by gra '1 ty. 1 The chute is detachably, attached at I itsupperencl.tothe fra111e,-.as-shown at-29.

Jaiis also detachable vat-its lower end in-order c that,- the a chute can be :removed when the ma v-chine'is transported. rThe detachable-feature of the lower; end of the; chute: comprises a frame 30 attached at; 31; upon which the lower end of the chute rests.- The open end 32 of the chute projects below; theiplatform 33 which supports certain of the mechanism. Immediately below this platform ,and adjacent the end of the chute is a substantial space,-indicated at injFig. l.- As clearly shown in; Figs.-3 and e the rearofthe machinelatone side thereof is provided with a laterally extending frame member- 35 .detachably: attachedat 36 to themain frame member-.3 Pivoted at 3'Zby means of'a ball and socket. at: a point remote and below the end of the chute 26 -isa pivoted trough 38 which ,I will: term a swing chute 7, this swing Hchutebeing adapted to receive the bricks as they are delivered from the chute '26; Theswing chuteabove mentioned extends IPOITLSIdB'tO slde of the machineand transversely of the road and is adapted to 'hold six; rows ofbricks, the number corresponding with the number of passages upon the-main chute.v ,Tl1e end of the swing chute One side of the, chute, indicated at as indicated at 41, in order that-as the swin chute tilts, as will bemore'fully explaine hereinafter, the bricks can slide out upon an inclined table As clearly shown in Figs. 3 I

and 5 the chute is provided with a plurality of longitudinally. extending pivoted pendant members or slats These members constitutev partitions dividingv the swing chute into six passages. The swing chute isalso provided with a series ofrollers43 for each passage to reduce the friction and, allow the bricks to freely gravitate. It is necessary, however to provide somemeans for holding the bricks in place while the swing chute is being lowered and forthis purpose the member42 adjacent the opening tl is provided with a luget adapted to be engaged by a detent45 which hcldsthe samein position against movement outward. The detent is adapted to be disengaged from the-lug t l when the swing chute is tilted to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. and for this purpose the frame ad acent thereto is pro- \idcd with a lug :16 with which thecdetent engages when the swing chute isitilted I thereby releasing the-part1t1on 4:2. Theend of the swing chute is raised and lowered by means of a cable 47- and theoperation thereof will be described morefully hereinafter.

In order-to retain the endof the; swing chute in raised position and in alinement with the mamchute I have providcda pair of slidable detents 41-8, as;v shown in Figs 3,

6 and,w7.,' Each detentis;providedwithan inclined bevel. portion at its outer end 49Qandi ter. main chute I have provided a shaft 52. Rig.

' bricks with which it engages.

position and in alineInent with the main chute the rows of bricks wlll gravitate 1nto the same until it is full. I have provided means for automatically stopping the feed of the bricks when the swing chute is full. In paving construction'the bricks are all of uniform size and the width of the road is also known. The'number of bricks necessary to span the road can therefore be easily determined and it is essential that only the required number of bricks enter the swing chute. In order to limit the number of bricks that slide into the swing chute I have provided a device which I will term a coun- Journaled in the frame 30 above the idly fixed to this shaft is a drum 53, as

clearly shown in Figs. 4;, 5, 6, 8 and-9. The

drum is provided with a series of longitudinal slots spaced apart circumferentially around the same. Each slot comprises an inner enlarged portion 54 and a reduced "portion 55, thereby forming in the drum stops or abutments 56. Slidably mounted in each of the slots is a slat comprising an enilarged portion 57 sliding in the enlarged portion of the slot and a reduced portion 58 sliding in the reduced, portion of the slot. Theseslats project beyond the periphery of the drum and are each provided with a roll 59 to lessen the friction between it and the I The slats are freely slidable within their slots and it will be seen that when in their lower position they ,will hang down beyond the periphery into the path of the bricks, while in their uppermost position they do not project beyond the periphery. I have also provided a modified slot comprising an enlarged portion 60 and a reduced portion 61 providing a shoulder 62 and within this slot is located a slat having a reduced portion 63 sliding within the reduced portion of the slot and an enlarged portion 64 within the enlarged portion of the slot. This last slat at each end thereof is provided upon its inner edge with an inwardly extending pin 65 projecting within a hole 66 and forming a support for a spring 67 which normally tends to keep the lastmentioned slat in raised position.

The chute immediately below my counter is provided with a drop 68 whereby adjacent 1 bricks will be placed out of alinement, as

shown in Fig. 6. I haveprovided a shaft 69 journaled in the upper portion of the frame 30 and above the counter; and this shaft has fixed to it a detent 70 adapted to engage the spring held slat substantially as shown in Fig. 6. The detent may be released from the slat by links 71 operatively connected at one end to the shaft and operatively connected at their opposite ends to suitable mechanism which is controlled by the swing chute when it is raised. This latter mechanism will be more fully described hereinafter.

As is clearly shown in Fig. 6 each of the springless slats are arranged such a distance apart circumferentially and project downwardly when in their lower position sufliciently so that each brick as it drops at 68 will move the slat the fraction of a revolution and sufliciently to bring the next adjacent slat into position to be engaged by the next succeeding brick. It will, therefore, be seen that the number of bricks that pass into the swing chute will correspond and be equal to the number of slats including the spring slat. As shown in Figs. 6 and S the spring held slat is in engagement with the detent 70. When this detent is raised the drum will begin to rotate and as the spring held slat approaches the lower position it is enabled to pass the bricks upon the chute by being compressed against the pressure of the spring. It will then be engaged by the end of a brick and will be moved by the same its fractional part of a revolution and will continue to move until it again engages the detent. When the spring held slat is in engagement with its detent it will be seen that one of the lower slats will be in the path of the bricks and prevent the further feeding of the same.

In present paving constructions with brick it is usual to break joint, that is, the joints between the bricks of one row are out of line with the joints of the next succeeding and preceding rows. I have devised means for performing this by machinery. The mechanism that I use to perform this is more or less automatic and'independent of the attention of the operator to a great extent. To obtain the necessary results I have provided a device for placing a half brick at the beginning of one rOW and at the end of the next succeeding row. I will term this mechanism the half brick mechanism. The details of construction of the -mechanism are clearly shown in Figs. 3 to 7 and 12. As shown therein I have provided a bracket 72 fastened to the main frame, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, immediately above the chute 26 and adjacent the end thereof.

red er? a number of passages willxvary with the variance ofthe number of "passages; upon the mainchute I 'ClOJlOtf desire to be limited to any specific number of) rows of paving bricks capable ofbeing handled atrone time. At theloWer'endofeach-of the passages 74 I have provided a series .of openings 75 through i which the half rbrickrmay drop upon the lowerend of :themainichute and from therepass into the swing chute Projecting beloweachgof the openings 7 5 are a seriesrof detentsf? 6 to 81, as clearly 'shown in Fig-.12. -sBen eath .-thei chute "73 01 have provided brackets 82 each having at its lowerend spaced ZUPELItIlUgSB?) and '84 in which the .detents are slidably -.-mounted. The detentsare eachheld, in projected positionby means of aspring 85mlocatedbetween'the head ofithe detent and .thelngs 83 which serve as abutments therefore; The detents 76,78 and 80 are adapted to operate in unison at one time and ;-the detents 77, 7 9aand 81 are adaptedto operate in unison at another time. The.,f irst-mentioned detents aregyoperated to allow ,three ,half bricks toedrop anduslide into the swing chute atlthe beginning ofthe filling operation and the last-mentioned dGtGDtSfiLleZOP- erated to release, the half bricks in the i remaining three rows at=the end of the .filling operatlon." In order t0iLllOWiJlllSOPGI'fltlOIl theydetents '76, 78 and 80:are provided with short stems 86 having downwardly projecting-lugs 87 provided with holes 88and connectedtogether by a single. cross. shaft 89.

The remaining detents-arervprovided with longer stems 90 whichsproject to the rear of i the shaft 89 and are provided with ,upwardly extending ilugs at their ends 91.

Each of these-lugsha re alsoaprovided with openings92 and-they.arenall connected by acommon cross shaft'93., By a consideration of Fig. 6 it-will be seenithat one group of sdetentsecan operate or be; moved rearwardly independently of the other group and withoutiinterfering one with the other,

I The mechanisms 1 forv controlling lthe groups ofz detents. will. now be described.

Extending transversely beneath the main chuteI haveprovided ashaft94 having a squared central portion 95, Fig. 6. Ar member 96 is-provided :with a rectangular slot .97 which .embracesvthe squared portion of the shaft 94. The, spring 98" which .is

suitably held-in engagement with the member; 96.normally te nds to cause the-same to project. into the pathiof thesWing chute. The end of the memberr96, adjacentflthe swing chute is beveled, as shown at 99, and

is supported in a suitable slot 100, which prevents the downward 1 movement thereof but, allows. the upward swinging: movement 7 and :the rearward sliding movement. The chute in its downward. movement engages the sbeveled portion 99 and forcesithe mem- 7 her 96 back without influencing: any oflthe other mechanisms.., However,. as the swing chute is raised it willcaiise the member96 to rotate around the axisfof thegvshaft '94, causing the shaft to rotate! The outer ends of the shaft 94: are provided with upwardly extending arms 101 lu'mfin verticallyfextending slots 102 whichem race thejshaft 89 above mentioned. 4 .As the shaft 94 rotates it will'be apparent that the armsfil'01 will SWlDgg rearwardly. and: carry withtit three of the. detents. so that a halfbr'ick will be located. at thebfeginnjng of every alternate row. l S imultaneously withthe operationof the detentsconnectedto tlie shaft 89, the: detent is also-released so th at' the bricks can begin to slide intolith'e' swing chute andfor thispurpose I have provided a connection between the arm 101 and the links'71 connected-to; thedetent 7 0'. There. fore, the upper end 108 of the armSflOl hre connectedby links 104 to armsof'bell crank levers 105; the levers being" fixed to stlud shafts l06,"-the links 71 being attached'i'to theremaining arms ofth'e bell crank levers. Tothe rear'of the shaft93 is a transversely extending shaft 107 to the] ends of which are fixed bell crank levers"108.' Thei'upper arms of these bell crank levers are each provided with slots 109 which embrace; the shaft 93.' Pivoted'belowithe bell crankilevers and tothe outside of the frame aielevers 107. proi' ided withpivoted spring-0on trolled end portions' 108 -in engagement with the lower arms ofthe'bell cranklevers and adapted to move'the bell crank levers when moved in one directionbutto" bend and pass the same without affecting them when released and returned by the spring 109( The levers "107 maybe operated by means of a cable 110 attached at 111 thereto. By pulling upon the cable1l0 the shaft 107 is rotated, thereby withdrawing the: three remaining detents so that zhalf bricks will enter the endsof" the rows which contain no half bricks.- It is contemplated to operdate" the cable 110 when the whole bricks cease-to slide on account of the detent;70

the same." For this purpose, referring to Figs. 3, 4 5 and 15', I; have provided ,a pair of standards 112 in 'whichis rotatably journaled ashaft 113' driven by means 'of a sprocket 114 and aichainlll5 connectedto the source of, power." Upon the shaft is loosely mounted a drum'116 around Twhich the cable 47 is wou nd and a brake druml1l7 7 controlled by means 'of a handle 118; E tending; upwardly from the -standards112fI 

